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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

International Radio Call Sign:November - Papa - Charlie - FoxtrotNPCFAwards, Citations and Campaign RibbonsPrecedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - National Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)Sharps (AKL-10) was transferred to South Korea and renamed Kun San (AKL-908)

USS Sharps (AG-139) in the Item Basin at Sasebo early 1952. The inboard AKL is either USS Hewell (AKL-14) or USS Estero (AKL-5) as deck logs from that period show these three were always nested together when two or more were in the same port.US Navy photo